By default, Windows Explorer hides a lot of files from the user. It's easy enough to turn them back on, and if you want to poke around your system it's the only way to fly.
- Open Windows Explorer.
- Go to the Tools menu, and select Folder Options....
- Select the View tab, and under Hidden Files and Folders, select Show hidden files and folders.
- Beneath this, deselect Hide extensions for known file types. This means you should now be able to see whether a file is a .JPG or a .PNG for example.
- You can optionally deselect Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) under this, however most people won't need this, and unless you really want to see a Desktop.ini file in every folder, it's best to just leave it off.
Make sure you can see all your files, not just the ones Microsoft wants you to see.
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